Behind the Scenes of the "Alien: Covenant" Set

H.R. Giger's work becomes physical reality

In Prometheus, we learned that the alien race of Engineers were a bunch of malevolent jerks who apparently invented both hieroglyphics and P-90X.

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But they were also fantastical designers, as evidenced by the interior of their spacecraft.

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We thought for sure that was all CG, but it was in fact physically constructed. Now a small army of artisans under Ridley Scott's direciton is recreating the interiors again for Alien: Covenant. H.R. Giger's vision is once again taking shape from dimensional lumber, molded fiberglass panels and foam. Adam Savage got to go behind the scenes and take a look:

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